Using the High Dynamic Range (HDR) Feature - Photography Tutorial


High dynamic range (HDR) images enable photographers to record a greater range of tonal detail than a given camera could capture in a single photo. This opens up a whole new set of lighting possibilities which one might have previously avoided—for purely technical reasons. The new "merge to HDR" feature of Photoshop CS2 allows the photographer to combine a series of bracketed exposures into a single image which encompasses the tonal detail of the entire series. - View Tutorial »


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can this be done on cs3 and if so where do I find it. I have never done HDR before

(5 years and 3541 days ago)
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jawshoewhah [banned] says:

This is new to me too. Plus, if this is something that can only be done in photoshop, why is it not considered a photoshop contest.

(5 years and 3539 days ago)

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